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What a beautiful breed these Wagenias and how friendly.

— Albert I of Belgium

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The visit of King Albert I to the Belgian Congo in 1928. Between propaganda and reality. King Albert meets the indigenous Congolese Wagenia fisherman tribe at Stanleyville (Today Kisangani) on his 1928 trip to the Belgian Congo.

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